Theos-Talk Archives (November 1997 Message tt00148)

A forerunner to the I Am movement was the The Life and teachings of the
Masters of the Far East By Baird Spalding- the Theology is similiar. There
were some less successful offshoots such as The Bridge.
The Theosphical publication the O.E. Critic was of course quite critical of
Ballard at the time. It mentions a couple of books which showed that
Ballard's Unveiled Mysteries could not have possibly been true, checking
dates names and times. It was a work of fiction like the Celestine
Prophecy.
The religion appealed, being a Disneyland version of the Masters. Much like
the Wizard of Oz with Ballard in white suit working furiously behind the
panel.
The Occult Brotherhood responsible for this movement is of course still
active and when Clear Profit is out of the way something else will pop up.
 It is interesting that the true Masters reiterate time and again that they
do not found organisations let alone religions.
Bruce